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Authorities Take Down “First VPN” Service Used in Ransomware Attacks

ID: 55bcefe6-3c0e-57dc-bc82-b43b7c43255e

STIX ID: report--55bcefe6-3c0e-57dc-bc82-b43b7c43255e

Feed Name: GBHackers

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2026-05-22

Date Updated: 2026-07-21

Author: Divya

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European authorities (led by France and the Netherlands, supported by Eurojust and Europol) dismantled a criminal VPN service called “First VPN” used by ransomware operators and other cybercriminals, seizing over 33 servers, multiple domains (including 1vpns.com/.net/.org and Tor domains), obtaining traffic data that identified users, and coordinating a multinational investigation across 16 countries.

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